Me vs. the jeans

I feel like I'm fighting a battle on two fronts when it comes to Samuel's jeans - their strategy (his jeans that is) for so long has been the "hole in the knee attack". By this simple move the jeans are of no use during the winter cold (when the hole gets so big) - though we will be repeating last summer's jean cut-offs for shorts.

Exhibit A - a relatively benign example of the 'beginning of the end' for these jeans.

And now as Samuel shoots up a foot at a time those jeans refuse to grow longer. I'm helpless against these attacks and feel I will loose this battle. But I am a resourceful mama and I have a couple of options that are temporary solutions 1. Make him wear boots 2. Not care - most of him is covered 3. Find denim socks to disguise the area between pant and shoe 4. Embrace our Irish roots and wear a kilt. And for the most part I am taking advantage of number 2 though, I have decided as of today that I will retire any pants that are too short AND have a hole.

Exhibit B - These are the pants he wore to school this morning.


PS - thank you Mr. Jean maker that there are seams along the sides of pants to keep the hole in the knee from detaching the bottom portion of the jean leg from the top part.

PSS - Thank you Mema and Mama for seeking out pants for us - we love them and wear them as long as we can!